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Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle.
Frame enlargement: Silent Era low-res collection. |
Sissle and Blake
(1923) American
B&W : 4 minutes
Directed by [?] Lee de Forest?
Cast: Noble Sissle [vocalist], Eubie Blake [pianist].
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation production. / Phonofilm 35mm spherical format. Phonofilm sound-on-film sound system. / Full-sound film.
Performance: Music: Jazz.
Synopsis: Blake at a piano and Sissle standing perform two songs, “Affectionate Dan” and “All God’s Chillen Got Shoes.”
Survival Status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (Maurice H. Zouary collection) [35mm positive].
Keywords: Early sound film - Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 21 March 2006.
References: Film viewing : Zouary-DeForest p. 227.
Home Video: DVD.
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